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14 December, 2021

Training courses in conservation of specific materials under the Tata Trusts Art Conservation Initiative

The remodelled 4-month training courses, held from September to December 2021, in Conservation of Oil Paintings and Conservation-Restoration of Stone Sculptures and Objects came to a successful end with 10 participants having completed their on-site training at Kolkata Institute of Art Conservation and Himalayan Society for Heritage and Art Conservation, Ranibagh, respectively. These 10 trainees will now embark on a one-month long internship to apply the skills and knowledge acquired through these intensive courses and add to the pool of art conservators in India.

The implementation of these training courses in conservation of specific materials is one of the objectives of the Art Conservation Initiative that proposes to establish a framework for art conservation in the country.

Some glimpses from the two completed training courses are presented here that show the hands-on practical training in action.

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Trainee conservators executing the structural repairs in oil paintings using different processes like thread chamfering and mending of canvas tears.
Trainee conservators executing the structural repairs in oil paintings using different processes like thread chamfering and mending of canvas tears.
Preparation of emulsion as ground layer for an oil painting as demonstrated by visiting faculty Anupam Halder.
Preparation of emulsion as ground layer for an oil painting as demonstrated by visiting faculty Anupam Halder.
Visiting faculty Kyam Khan demonstrating filling and texturing processes on dummy samples of oil paintings.
Visiting faculty Kyam Khan demonstrating filling and texturing processes on dummy samples of oil paintings.
Trainee conservators undertaking the cold lining process of an oil paintings on a low pressure table.
Trainee conservators undertaking the cold lining process of an oil paintings on a low pressure table.
Trainee conservators undertaking the setting and flattening of a water-logged oil painting, using a strategy devised by the course mentor Sanjay Dhar.
Trainee conservators undertaking the setting and flattening of a water-logged oil painting, using a strategy devised by the course mentor Sanjay Dhar.
Trainee conservators carrying out the process of infilling of losses in the water-logged oil paintings under the supervision of the course mentor Sanjay Dhar.
Trainee conservators carrying out the process of infilling of losses in the water-logged oil paintings under the supervision of the course mentor Sanjay Dhar.
One of the trainee conservator’s demonstrating the conservation case study of the water-logged painting during the exhibition set up as part of the final evaluation of the training course in conservation of oil paintings.
One of the trainee conservator’s demonstrating the conservation case study of the water-logged painting during the exhibition set up as part of the final evaluation of the training course in conservation of oil paintings.
Session on photogrammetry for stone sculptures and objects, by visiting faculty Apoorva Iyengar.
Session on photogrammetry for stone sculptures and objects, by visiting faculty Apoorva Iyengar.
Trainee conservators undertaking emergency response via the formation of a grid to accurately capture, mark and label pieces of shattered stone jalli.
Trainee conservators undertaking emergency response via the formation of a grid to accurately capture, mark and label pieces of shattered stone jalli.
Trainee conservators undertaking surface cleaning and reassembly of a broken sculpture
Trainee conservators undertaking surface cleaning and reassembly of a broken sculpture
Trainee conservators undertaking photo documentation and condition assessment of a stone sculpture
Trainee conservators undertaking photo documentation and condition assessment of a stone sculpture
Trainee conservators reassembling a shattered stone jalli by matching the pieces tagged and labelled during the emergency response exercise.
Trainee conservators reassembling a shattered stone jalli by matching the pieces tagged and labelled during the emergency response exercise.
Visiting faculty Roberto Bello using a digital microscope to inspect the surface of a stone sculpture before and after applying the air abrasive cleaning technique on it.
Visiting faculty Roberto Bello using a digital microscope to inspect the surface of a stone sculpture before and after applying the air abrasive cleaning technique on it.
Preparing traditional lime compositions for stone conservation and joining.
Preparing traditional lime compositions for stone conservation and joining.